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BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to it. Our losses accumulate. They range from minor to unimaginable. Last week, two sets of...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

FRED FIRST: There And Back Again

RECAP: I would be able to visit southwest Virginia again–home for almost 40 years, and...

DEVOTIONAL: Use Persistence

Take another scroll and write on it all the words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah burned up.  -...

DEVOTIONAL: Pride Sank The “Unsinkable” Ship

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. --Proverbs 11:2 The early 20th Century was a time of amazing advancements and optimism....

DEVOTIONAL: Pride Goes Before A Fall

Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.  -Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV) Idioms are a popular and charming part of any language. These little...

DEVOTIONAL: Do It Now

 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these...

MELINDA MYERS: Increase Flowers With A Bit of Deadheading

Keep your garden looking its best with a bit of deadheading. Removing faded flowers can promote repeat bloom on some plants, encourage fuller, more...

SCOT BELLAVIA: When Online, Bide Your Time

I scrolled across a few posts recently that didn’t need my comment. In saying that, I’m not peacocking virtuosity by declaring I’m saving the...